Sunday, January 31, 2010

Long Tan latest signing by FC Tampa Bay

FC Tampa Bay Owner and President Andrew Nestor has confirmed that the club has signed 21-year-old Chinese forward Long Tan.

According to an online report, Tan had taken part in open tryouts for MLS’s Philadelphia Union, but did not get called back after the first round of workouts.

Tan played last summer for the USL’s Atlanta Blackhawks in the Premier Development League, scoring seven goals in 12 games for the club. He had previously played for Shanghai’s Pudong Zobon in the Chinese First Division, and according to the Blackhawks website, scored six goals in 16 games for the club in the 2008.

About Me

Nicholas Murray has covered soccer, among other sports, in the bay area for the Tampa Tribune since 2002. He grew up in Cambridge, England, and still supports his hometown team as they try to gain promotion from the Blue Square Premier League.